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STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 04, 2018 • 5 min read

Malaysia Waiting for Anwar

By Nithin Coca • Sep 04, 2018
Malaysia’s promise of reform is in full bloom after the ruling coalition’s shock defeat, but despite rumblings of democracy, civil rights strides remain – for now, perhaps – elusive

STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 04, 2018 • 4 min read

Mile 22 Indonesian actor Iko Uwais takes Hollywood by storm

By Angela Dawson • Sep 04, 2018
Indonesian actor and stuntman Iko Uwais made his US acting debut with the film Mile 22, currently showing in cinemas worldwide. He spoke to Southeast Asia Globe before the release of the film about his experience on the set: "every fight scene, every action scene should be realistic and believable"

STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 03, 2018 • 9 min read

WWII The dark history of Borneo’s tourist hotspot Sabah

By Carolyn Beasley • Sep 03, 2018
The top tourist draws in the eastern Malaysian state of Sabah include sanctuaries for bears, orangutans and sea turtles – as well as a gut-wrenching memorial to the thousands of Allied troops subjected to some of the worst atrocities of World War II

Aug 30, 2018 • 2 min read
Rohingya crisis

Suu Kyi to keep Nobel Prize after war-crimes accusations

The Myanmar leader’s peace accolade will not be rescinded even after the UN accused the country’s military and its leaders of denial and justification of anti-Rohingya violence
By Tom O'Connell • Aug 30, 2018

Aug 30, 2018 • 7 min read
Capital Punishment

Whatever happened to Thailand’s abolition of the death penalty?

Almost a decade since the last execution in Thailand, a 26-year-old man was killed by lethal injection. And though no one is saying why the nation has suddenly reversed its position on capital punishment, rumours that it is connected to the royal succession are difficult to ignore
By Paul Millar • Aug 30, 2018

Aug 29, 2018 • 3 min read
Indonesia

Questionable virginity tests for female police and military recruits

The practice of attempting to verify the virginity – and ostensibly the morality – of female police and military recruits has been in place in Indonesia since as early as 1965. Human Rights Watch recently called for an end to it, citing a lack of women personnel for United Nations peacekeeping missions. According to Jakarta Feminist Discussion Group founder Kate Walton, “one’s sexual status has no link to one’s morals”
By Tom O'Connell • Aug 29, 2018

Aug 28, 2018 • 3 min read
Sponsored

Credit Bureau Cambodia: The power of data

For more than six years, Credit Bureau Cambodia (CBC) has worked hard to ensure that the Kingdom’s financial sector has access to the data it needs to practice low-risk, responsible lending. But even in the age of information, knowing who to trust is not always so simple. CBC CEO Oeur Sothearoath said that information asymmetry was one of the main challenges preventing financial institutions from properly mitigating risk.
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Aug 28, 2018

Aug 28, 2018 • 5 min read
Rugby for all

Lao Rugby Federation promotes gender equality

In Laos, the game of rugby is becoming more popular than ever through the efforts of the Lao Rugby Federation. It’s also proving to be an effective tool for promoting education and gender equity in rural communities
By Robin Spiess • Aug 28, 2018

Aug 27, 2018 • 3 min read
Rohingya crisis

Myanmar military violence was war crime, says UN report

After the UN’s allegations, will former Nobel Prize winner and Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi soon be headed to the Hague’s International Criminal Court?
By Tom O'Connell • Aug 27, 2018